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Your average online gamer who is bilingual in Chinese and English, although he does try to play Japanese and Korean games sometimes. Online gaming since 1999, and has worked in the online gaming and mobile gaming industry (Journalist, Game Master, Community Manager, Operations Manager) since 2008.

Undawn – SEA publisher announced with Pre-Alpha registration now live

Following the recent game reveal of Undawn, developed by the Chinese team which made PUBG Mobile, the publisher for the Southeast Asia server (including Taiwan and Macau) has been announced. Garena, which found major success with Free Fire and League…

Nine Dragons – Improved global server with custom features and fixes announced

[Pre-register now] Nine Dragons, the classic martial arts fantasy PC MMORPG, is receiving an overhaul and will be re-launching on the Papaya Play PC gaming platform. Papaya Play and Korean developer Joongwon Games have collaborated to customize the game, resolving…

World of Warships – Collaboration event with Godzilla vs Kong movie begins

On the heels of the debut of Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ epic adventure movie Godzilla vs Kong, the infamous foes will take their battle to the high seas in World of Warships and World of Warships: Legends as…

Lost Ark Fighters – Smilegate announces new fighting game based on popular MMORPG

Earlier today (1 April 2021), Korean developer Smilegate announced a brand new game as part of Lost Ark’s IP expansion, Lost Ark Fighters. Featuring classes and characters from the popular Lost Ark MMORPG, there is currently no launch schedule confirmed.…

Dekaron M – Final preview trailer released for upcoming Korean mobile MMORPG

Korean developer ThumbAge yesterday revealed the final preview trailer for its upcoming mobile MMORPG, Dekaron M. For gamers of old, you might still remember the origin of this title, Dekaron, also once known as 2Moons. Dekaron M comes with the…

HanbitSoft – Developer secures new funding for Granado Espada M and other businesses

HanbitSoft, the Korean games publisher famous for games such as Granado Espada (Sword of the New World) and AIKA, recently announced it has raised 130 billion Korean Won (around 11.5 million US Dollars) through issuing convertible bonds. The fund will…

Tensura: Demon King and Dragon’s Kingdom Building Tale – New mobile game based on popular anime announced

Bandai Namco recently announced a new mobile game based on the popular anime series, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, titled 転生したらスライムだった件 魔王と竜の建国譚 which roughly translated to Tensura: Demon King and Dragon’s Kingdom Building Tale. Yes, the long…

EXOMECHA – New gameplay trailer drops for futuristic competitive FPS

First announced back in July 2020, it has been some months since developer TwistedRed announced its futuristic online shooter, EXOMECHA. However, a new gameplay trailer just dropped a few days ago! While definitely not a major studio, do note that…

Devil May Cry Mobile – Quick look at Final Beta phase for new mobile action RPG

A few days ago, Chinese developer Yunchang Game started the Final Beta phase for Devil May Cry Mobile in China. Just for more context, players are able to recharge currency even though data will be wiped, but they will get…

Undawn – PUBG Mobile studio announces new mobile + PC survival game

Tencent Games today announced Undawn, a new open world co-op action game created by the development studio and team members responsible for the global hit PUBG MOBILE. Set in a dangerous and unforgiving world where players must fight for survival…

Rocket League Sideswipe – Standalone mobile version of popular competitive game announced

Rocket League developer Psyonix, now part of Epic Games, today announced Rocket League Sideswipe, a new, standalone Rocket League experience built from the ground up for mobile platforms that’s coming later this year worldwide. A Free-to-Play title for iOS and…

Amazon Games – Past failures left behind as Amazon pushes forward with 4th game studio

Amazon Games, formerly known as Amazon Game Studios, today announced it has opened a new game development studio in Montreal, Canada. The Montreal studio, which joins Amazon Games development studios in Seattle, Orange County, and San Diego, will focus on…

Magic: Legends – Explore the massive MTG multiverse in the PC Open Beta launch

Perfect World Entertainment and developer Cryptic Studios today announced the Open Beta launch for Magic: Legends on Arc Games and the Epic Games Store. For the first time ever, millions of players from around the world will be able to…

Moonton – Mobile Legends studio reportedly acquired by TikTok parent company ByteDance

According to various reports coming from China, ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, has completed the acquisition of video games developer Moonton. If you did not already know, Shanghai-based Moonton is the developer of hit mobile MOBA title, Mobile Legends:…